KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Political Activist & Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party

Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

Scholar, Author, Professor, Civil Rights Historian & Director of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"; 2024 People's Party Presidential Candidate

Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Speaker; Ethics and Political Values Expert; Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the University of Texas at Austin

Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights & Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance

Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Collection at Morehouse College

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

Documentary Filmmaker; Civil Rights Advocate & Expert on the life of Emmett Till

Renowned LGBT Historian & Author

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Expert on Race, Immigration & Mass Incarceration; Author, Professor of History, African American Studies & Urban Planning at UCLA

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

Associate Professor of History at Smith College, Expert on The History of Race, Citizenship & Slavery

Educator, Writer, Activist & First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters

Novelist, Writer, Scholar

Senior Political Analyst at Fox News, Emmy Award-winning Author, Veteran Journalist

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Social Justice Scholar & Author of "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools"